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[ uhn-kempt ] / ʌnˈkɛmpt / SEE SYNONYMS FOR unkempt ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectivenot combed: unkempt hair. uncared-for or neglected; disheveled; messy: unkempt clothes; an unkempt lawn. unpolished; rough; crude. Origin of unkempt1590–1600; variant of unkembed;see un-1, kempt OTHER WORDS FROM unkemptun·kempt·ly, adverbun·kempt·ness, nounWords nearby unkemptunjoint, unjust, unjustifiable, unjustified, Unkelos, unkempt, unkenned, unkennel, unkind, unkindest cut, unkindly Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for unkemptLemkin hung around the proceedings, disheveled and unkempt, but determined. The Man Who Invented the Word ‘Genocide’|Nina Strochlic|November 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST The typically fresh-faced, photogenic 31-year-old actor is sporting a bushy, unkempt, downright Biblical-looking beard. Andrew Garfield on the Evils of Capitalism, the Hacking Scandal, and Criticism of ‘Spider-Man 2’|Marlow Stern|September 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST Today, instead of men performing backbreaking work on creaking machinery, unkempt grass bends in the light breeze. The Grape King from Shogunate Japan|Debra A. Klein|April 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST The Nablus Road station itself is outdoors, unkempt and chaotic. West Bank Buses Only The Latest In Israel's Segregated Public Transport|Anna Lekas Miller|March 4, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The subtext here suggests that if a guy as unkempt as Rogen tends to his hair down there, so should every other American bro. Why 'Manscaping' Isn't Just for Porn Stars Anymore|Lizzie Crocker|December 29, 2011|DAILY BEAST Her dress was tawdry, cheap, and loud, showing signs of wear; her hair was unkempt; her manners were not the manners of a lady. Prince Zaleski|M.P. Shiel But she gathered that he was ragged and unkempt, and, from the way he kept looking over his shoulder, evidently apprehensive. A Woman's Burden|Fergus Hume With the back of his hand he pushed up the unkempt hair which obscured his eyes. Barlasch of the Guard|H. S. Merriman There were a number of unkempt men engaged in the same occupation. Ned Wilding's Disappearance|Allen Chapman Locks of his blond hair, unkempt, dropped over his low forehead into his eyes. The Sky Line of Spruce|Edison Marshall
British Dictionary definitions for unkempt
adjective(of the hair) uncombed; dishevelled ungroomed; slovenlyunkempt appearance archaic crude or coarse Derived forms of unkemptunkemptly, adverbunkemptness, nounWord Origin for unkemptOld English uncembed; from un- 1 + cembed, past participle of cemban to comb; related to Old Saxon kembian, Old High German kemben to comb Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to unkemptshaggy, scruffy, dilapidated, neglected, grungy, grubby, disheveled, messy, bedraggled, rumpled, coarse, crude, dirty, disordered, rough, slipshod, slovenly, tousled, unclean, unimproved |